Contracts Manager

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About Inner West Council
Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.
The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do.
We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.
Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $16.60/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.
About the role
As Contracts Manager you will have a key role in procurement, management and monitoring of all contracts as well as in the integration of services across the IWC area.
This role has responsibility for overseeing and administering all contracts involved in the provision of plant, collection, haulage, disposal and reuse and recycling of materials and waste collected across the Inner West LGA whether through the deployment of Council staff, external contractors or regional waste authorities.
The position works closely with management and staff in E&S and Procurement and Legal to ensure that:
Council and residents receive excellent services through all contracts, existing and new
- Procurement procedures are complied with and any probity issues are brought to the attention of the Manager Resource Recovery and Fleet Services and Director Infrastructure, as appropriate
- Industry best practice knowledge, and innovative thinking inform all decisions
- Council and contractors comply with the terms of contracts, including WHS and EMS and customer service elements
- Any quality issues are brought to the attention of the Manager Resource Recovery and Fleet Services Manager Resource Recovery Planning and Director Infrastructure as appropriate together with a strategic problem solving approach
- Planning for future resource recovery is based on contractual arrangements that support Council in minimising waste to landfill, minimising Council’s carbon footprint and meeting objectives of the Community Strategic Plan and resource management and waste strategy
- Relationships and collaboration with contractors, other councils and government agencies provide leverage to meet Council’s objectives.
- Assist other operational areas in the tendering, evaluating, and awarding of contracts

Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.
Remuneration
$106,774.72 - $120,787.68 + Superannuation
Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications
1. Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent industry experience
2. Extensive experience in contract management, administration and process improvement in Resource Recovery or other relevant industry
3. Demonstrated ability to negotiate, manage and monitor contracts that provide excellent value for money and achieve social and environmental objectives
4. High level ability to maintain productive relationships with management, staff and contractors while ensuring that any quality, service or cost issues are dealt with quickly and to Council's advantage
Enquiries
Erin White, Resource Recovery and Fleet Manager on 9392 5921
Closing Date
Sunday 16 March 2025, 11:30PM
How to Apply
All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.
Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/r